Supreme Court orders Fourth Circuit to hear challenge to ObamaCare

A key, and controversial, component of ObamaCare could soon be ruled upon by the Supreme Court.
The United States Supreme Court this morning ordered the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals to hear a lawsuit
brought by Liberty University challenging the constitutionality of
ObamaCare's mandate forcing employers to finance their employees' birth
control.

Liberty claims that mandate violates their
constitutionally-guaranteeed right of free exercise of religion by
forcing them to finance activities that conflict with their faith. I
agree.

When the Supreme Court last year ruled (incorrectly I
believe) that ObamaCare's requirement all Americans buy health insurance
or face a fine was constitutional under Congress' power to levy taxes,
the court did not rule on whether the "contraception mandate" violated
First Amendment protections of religious exercise.

Liberty's
original case was dismissed by the Supreme Court when the Court ruled
ObamaCare's insurance mandate was constitutional. Liberty appealed to
the Court to hear the case, citing the fact the employer and
contraception mandates had not been ruled upon. The Court agreed and
this morning order the Fourth Circuit, based in Richmond, to hear the
case.

The Fourth Circuit could hear the case next spring. It has a reputation for ruling quickly, issuing a ruling in appeals cases in an average of just seven months.